“This does not mean that generic products will stop being quoted, but that they are no longer as important and that they continue to be quoted and are now integrated into this basket of goods and services,” said Jorge Reyes, deputy general director of Price Indices, at a press conference.
Inegi includes energy drinks and streaming platforms to measure inflation
In the New list of weighting products that Inegi considers are the party packageswhich will weigh 0.69 points, the services in maintenance, repair and home security with 0.22 points as well as the streaming movies and music.
In addition, a new indicator will be the one of recreational services and nightclubs and the energy drinks which will each have a weight of 0.02 points.
Inegi stressed that changes in inflation weights are due to changes in the quality of prices and products, technological change, changes in marketing, as well as changes in income.
These weights are expected to be updated every two years.
